177 I Was Bullied!
As we continued to dive deeper into the dungeon, we came up to another large room on the third floor, where we stopped just at the entrance to look inside. So far, we have had to do this at every large room to check to see what was waiting for us. Each floor seemed to have such a room. The second floor had a room filled with armored goblins. It took a bit to clear, but we were able to manage it easily. Each floor so far also had a portal spawning monsters as well. And it seemed the portal and the goblins for that floor were based on the goblins you fought in the large room on the previous floor. Luckily this just meant more goblin blenders for me to use to gain free experience.
“Grace, do your thing,” I said in a low voice. Grace nodded and sent out a cluster of light balls to fill the room. What I saw inside made me frown. There were large green goblins inside, about twice as tall as me, with large muscles. “Appraisal!”
[Elite Hobgoblin]
[Level 32]
[Health: 2000./2000]
[Mana: 300/300]
[Elite Hobgoblin]
[Level 37]
[Health: 2300./2300]
[Mana: 400/400]
[Elite Hobgoblin Champion]
[Level 54]
[Health: 4500./4500]
[Mana: 800/800]
Seeing the levels and names, I couldn’t help but frown. There were like twenty of these hobgoblins inside. Seventeen of them were regular elite hobgoblins, while three were elite hobgoblin champions. I motioned with my hand for everyone to back up. We retreated back to a smaller open area in the tunnel and took a small break after I put up a barrier. Hailey was the first to speak: “What the hell were those things!?”
“Hobgoblins, elite ones at that, and they are strong. I replied.” Over the past few days, I have been slowly letting them in on some of my own personal abilities. Such as Appraisal. I did this because the more battles we fought together, the more I realized that it would not be easy to hide certain things. So I have to give a reason as to why I knew what I knew. So I explained that Appraisal allowed me to see certain things about monsters.
“What!? Can we beat them?” Rick asked. He had a worried expression on his face.
“We should be fine. Remember fighting from inside a barrier is our best means of clearing this dungeon without getting hurt. We can let one in at a time. We will work in one group to take it out.” I explained slowly. While I was sure, I could probably fight them fine by myself with my current level being above all above theirs…
[Humanoid Form]
[Name]: Faith Cyrilia
[Age] 12
[Level] 70 ρꪖꪕᦔꪖꪕꪫꪣꫀꪶ
[Race] Dragonic
[HP] 27200/27200
[MP] ∞
[Attack Power] 26800
[Magic Power] 26800
[Status Points] 630
[Strength] 2680
[Vitality] 2720
[Intelligence] 2680
[Mind] ∞
[Agility] 2680
[Skill Points] 29
[Skills]
[Appraisal (LVL 10(MAX))] [Military Command (LVL 10(MAX))] [Military Tactics (LVL 10(MAX))] [Business Tycoon (LVL 10(MAX))] [Acting (LVL 1(MAX))]
I still wished to allow my team to gain the experience they need to fight such monsters later on in life. This was a perfect training ground for them, and they could train within the safety of the barrier.
“Boss, if you were to fight them alone, you could do it?” Steven asked. I could tell he was worried about fighting such a large monster as well.
I smiled and nodded my head. “In a single hit.” It was true. I could easily take one of their heads off if I truly had to in a single blow. But I was not going to.
“Then we should be able to do it too if we team up. Boss, let us fight them on our own, don’t step in.” Amanda said with a look of determination.
“Okay, then Sally and I will sit this one out. I will only worry about shielding those who look to be in trouble. Just remember to fight safely and fight smart. Do not rush in or get anxious. If you feel you can’t win, retreat right away.” I feel like a broken record as I keep saying the same things, but I truly meant it, and I was trying to drill this into their heads. The only time one should fight recklessly is if you have something you are trying to protect or are trying to save someone. Only then is such a thing allowed. While I know this might not be a good train of thought, but I would rather fight with everything I have to save those I care about than to let them die or come to serious harm.
“Don’t worry Boss. We won’t do anything that will cause you to have to worry about us.” Steven replied with a smile. There were six boys in my team, and each one was normal. With all the men I have met in this world besides my father and brother, I had been wondering if they were all messed in the head. Well, not all but those that are much closer to my age range. Like Lance and the idiot hero. Well, I guess the Lance is getting better. But now, after speaking with Steven and the rest, I realize I was just unlucky with the men I have met up until now. Just knowing this world was not all full of weirdos made me breathe a sigh of relief.
“Alright, let’s rest an hour, then we can all go in and try to fight those hobgoblins. But let me warn you, the next floor after this will probably only have hobgoblins on it, which will make it much harder to move forward. So until then, we will work hard and keep refining our skills until everything is as easy as spending money in the market.” After I finished speaking, I noticed Steven giving me a strange look. “What!?”
“Boss, you really are a girl. You relate everything to shopping.” Steven replied with a look of astonishment.
I couldn’t help but stare blankly at him for a moment before yelling out: “What is that supposed to mean!?” And throwing a few rocks at him. I mean, I am a girl! Was he thinking of me as a boy this entire time!?
And for some reason, Adel is patting me on the back, giving me a pitied look! Humph, everyone is bullying me!
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